Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Federal Budget Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa: "Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress." John McCain stated on August 16, 2008 in Orange County, Calif.: "We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears." John McCain stated on July 28, 2008 in an interview on CNN's <i> Larry King Live </i>: Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit. John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a campaign e-mail to reporters: "McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice." Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit." John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in a television interview.: "My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years." John McCain stated on February 3, 2008 in a campaign event in Fairfield, Conn.: "In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
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Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa: "Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress." John McCain stated on August 16, 2008 in Orange County, Calif.: "We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears." John McCain stated on July 28, 2008 in an interview on CNN's <i> Larry King Live </i>: Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit. John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a campaign e-mail to reporters: "McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice." Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit." John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in a television interview.: "My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years." John McCain stated on February 3, 2008 in a campaign event in Fairfield, Conn.: "In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 4, 2009 in in a news interview: If Obama's economic plan creates 600,000 new government jobs, "that's about the size of the post office work force."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that he’s been in the United States Senate."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in in debate in Oxford, Miss.: "You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."
John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in a speech in Tampa: "Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
John McCain stated on August 16, 2008 in Orange County, Calif.: "We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."
John McCain stated on July 28, 2008 in an interview on CNN's <i> Larry King Live </i>: Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.
John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years."
Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a campaign e-mail to reporters: "McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice."
Bob Barr stated on May 12, 2008 in a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.: Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit."
John McCain stated on April 20, 2008 in a television interview.: "My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."
John McCain stated on February 3, 2008 in a campaign event in Fairfield, Conn.: "In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects."
Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter": "If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."
John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
